• DocumentCode
    2236838
  • Title

    The More Electric Aero-engine: a general overview from an engine manufacturer

  • Author

    Provost, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Rolls-Royce plc, Derby, UK
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    4-7 June 2002
  • Firstpage
    246
  • Lastpage
    251
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the reasons for industry interest in More Electric Aircraft and More Electric Engines, describes the basic technologies that could be incorporated into a More Electric Engine and compares and contrasts a More Electric Engine with today´s style of aircraft engine. Some ideas on how a More Electric Aircraft could be configured to make best use of the capabilities of such an engine are introduced.
  • Keywords
    aerospace engines; aircraft power systems; More Electric Aero-engine; More Electric Aircraft; More Electric Engines; engine. configuration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2002. International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 487)
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-85296-747-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp:20020122
  • Filename
    1031698